# NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API), free: Company discovery API

> Use it to: Search the NZBN Register

NZBN API's Free plan for the company discovery API costs $0.00 per 1,000 companies. We check each provider's docs for 13 fields. NZBN API's docs list 1: Type and status.
NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API) limits how many pages you get but gives no number.
We haven't run NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API) through [our company discovery API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt) yet.
We rank 1,165 plans for company discovery APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.525 or less per 1,000 companies. This plan and 170 others tie for the lowest price per 1,000 companies of the 1,165 plans. [See the best free company discovery API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt)
[PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) covers any number of companies. PeopleSearch.im's $5 pack costs less up front than StackScan's $189 monthly plan.
[GetProspect](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/getprospect/49-monthly/llms.txt), [Hunter](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/hunter/49-monthly-starter-post-discover/llms.txt) and [PeopleSearch.im](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/peoplesearch-im/5-pack/llms.txt) are the best company discovery API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/nzbn-api-mbie-business-data-api/free
- [Company discovery API: the best of 100+ providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-company-discovery-api.txt)
- Get it: https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/using-the-nzbn/nzbn-services/api/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Request: Docs behind sign-up
- API key: with the plan, on https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/using-the-nzbn/nzbn-services/api/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://portal.api.business.govt.nz/explore-apis?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- Sold by: NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API) (https://api.business.govt.nz?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-08

## In the answer

- Completeness: 8%
- Type and status: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 companies: $0.00
- Per: page, size not stated
- Billing: free

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: nothing else

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Use it to: Search the NZBN Register

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Countries: New Zealand
- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: Docs behind sign-up

## About the plan

- Plan: Free
- Who can get it: anyone who signs the MBIE API Access Agreement and has a subscription approved

## The 5 fields the plan's answer can hold

NZBN, legal name, trading names, entity type, registration status

## NZBN API's plans (1)

- [NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API), free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/nzbn-api-mbie-business-data-api/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 8% complete, live

## NZBN API's calls (1)

- Docs behind sign-up: [NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API), free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/nzbn-api-mbie-business-data-api/free/llms.txt)

## NZBN API's APIs (2)

- [NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API): company discovery API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/nzbn-api-mbie-business-data-api/free/llms.txt)
- [NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API): company enrichment API pricing, 1 plan](https://datacircle.dev/company-enrichment-apis/nzbn-api-mbie-business-data-api/free/llms.txt)

## NZBN API (MBIE Business Data API): company discovery API alternatives

- [Findymail, free trial, POST /api/intellimatch/search, Search leads](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/findymail/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% complete, live
- [Captapi, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/captapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 38% complete, live
- [SerpKite, free](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/serpkite/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 23% complete, live
- [FirmenData, free, Account, 800 free credits a month, GET /v1/companies/search, Advanced search, full](https://datacircle.dev/company-discovery-apis/firmendata/free-account-800-free-credits-a-month-get-v1-companies-search-advanced-search-full/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 31% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-08.

- https://portal.api.business.govt.nz/api-details?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://portal.api.business.govt.nz/explore-apis?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://portal.api.business.govt.nz/getting-started?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://support.api.business.govt.nz/s/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/terms-of-use/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/using-the-nzbn/nzbn-services/api/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/using-the-nzbn/nzbn-services/bulk-data/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing
- https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/whats-an-nzbn/primary-business-data/?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=company-discovery-api-pricing